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02.05.20 LB PowerPointFEBRUARY 5, 2020 LANDMARKS BOARD MEETING 1.Call to Order 2.Approval of minutes from the January 6, 2020 meeting 3.Public Participation for Non-Public Hearing items 4.Discussion of Landmark Alteration, Demolition Applications issued and pending 1.Statistical Report for January 5.Public Hearings A.2440 Kohler Dr. –Designation B.1202 Folsom Ave. –Designation 6.Matters from the Landmarks board, Planning Department and City Attorney 7.Debrief/Calendar Check/Adjournment STATISTICAL REPORT –JANUARY 2020 Public hearing and consideration of an application to designate the property at 2440 Kohler Dr. as an individual landmark, pursuant to Section 9-11 -5 of the Boulder Revised Code 1981 (HIS2019-00306). Owner / Applicant: Don and Alice McDonald AGENDA ITEM 5A QUASI-JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARING PROCEDURE 1.All speaking are sworn in 2.Board members note any ex parte contacts 3.Staff presentation; Board may ask questions of staff 4.Applicant presentation; Board may ask questions of applicant 5.Public hearing opened for citizen comment; the Board may ask questions 6.Applicant response 7.Public hearing closed; Board discussion 8.A motion requires an affirmative vote of at least 3 members to pass. Motions must state findings, conclusions, and recommendation 9.A record of the hearing is kept by staff CRITERIA FOR REVIEW 9-11 -5 (c), B.R.C. 1981 Section 9-11 -5(c), B.R.C. 1981, Landmarks Board “shall determine whether designation conforms with the purposes and standards in Sections 9-11 -1, Legislative Intent, and 9-11 -2, City Council May Designate Landmarks and Historic Districts.” BACKGROUND On Oct. 11, 2019, the property owners submitted a landmark designation application for the property at 2440 Kohler Dr. Pursuant to Section 9-11 -5(C) of the Boulder Revised Code, the Landmarks Board must hold a public hearing between 60 and 120 days. In agreement between the property owner and the Planning Department, the timing has been waived and the public hearing is scheduled 36 days after the application was received. LANDMARKS BOARD OPTIONS •Recommend designation to the City Council -City Council Public Hearing Within 100 days (before May 15, 2020) •Recommend Denial -Decision subject to 45-day call up period by the City Council. LOCATION 2440 Kohler Dr. HISTORY 1961:Donald and Alice McDonald purchased the property at 2440 Kohler Dr. 1967: A building permit to construct a “new one family house” was issued to the McDonalds. 1967 to Present:Don and Alice have acted as the sole owners and residents of the property. HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE 1. Date of Construction:1967. 2. Association with Persons: The McDonald family. 3. Development of the Community:Postwar Residential Neighborhoods. 4. Recognition by Authorities:None observed. PERSONS OF SIGNIFICANCE Donald and Alice McDonald Donald and Alice purchased the property in 1961 and a building permit to construct a “new one family house” at 2440 Kohler Dr. was issued on June 12, 1967. In 1962, just after the McDonald’s had purchased their property in Boulder, Don enrolled in the Air Force and was stationed in California for three years. After Don completed his service in 1965, the McDonalds moved back to Boulder and began construction on their new home. Don worked at the NIST Boulder Labs as a physicist specializing in cryo-electronics for just over thirty years. In the 1970’s, Don served as the chairman of PLAN-Boulder, working alongside other activists to help protect Boulder’s scenic views and open spaces. Presently, Don is involved with the Nobel Plaza Project, whose goal is to create a public art installation that will commemorate Boulder’s own Nobel laureates. During the feminist movement of the 1970s and 80s, Alice advocated for the equal treatment of men and women in public school education, a campaign that was spurred by the absence of female authors in her high school daughter’s mandatory reading materials. Alice also served as a member of Boulder’s Library Commission for seven years, from 1979-1986, during which she and four other women raised $13 million in funds. The money she helped raise went towards the construction of the Boulder Public Library on Arapahoe Avenue. ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE 1. Recognized Period or Style:Modern Prairie. 2. Prominent Architect or Builder: George Norman Wells. 3. Artistic Merit:High Quality of Construction. 4. Example of the Uncommon:None observed. 5. Indigenous Qualities: None observed. ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE 1. Site Characteristics: The house at 2440 Kohler Dr. is set back from the road on top of a hill. Stone retaining walls contribute to the landscaping in both the front and the rear of the house. Native trees surround the property and provide refuge from the street. The house is well integrated into the hillside. 2. Compatibility: The house is settled into the hillside it was built on and its surroundings are complimentary. 3. Geographic Importance:None observed. 4. Environmental Appropriateness:The house is well integrated into its site and is suitable for its location. 5. Area Integrity: The property is not located within an identified potential historic district. The area retains its historic residential character. RECOMMENDED LANDMARK BOUNDARY, FEATURES, & NAME Staff recommends that the boundary be established to follow the property lines of the 21,327 sq. ft. lot, consistent with current and past practices and the National Register Guidelines for establishing landmark boundaries. Staff recommend the property be known as the McDonald House for its association with Don and Alice McDonald, whom the house was built for in 1967 and have been the sole owners and careful stewards. FINDINGS The Landmarks Board finds, based upon the application and evidence presented, that the proposed designation application is consistent with the purposes and standards of the Historic Preservation Ordinance, in that: 1. The designation of the property will protect, enhance, and perpetuate a property and building reminiscent of a past era and important in local and state history and provide a significant example of architecture from the past. 2. The designation will maintain an appropriate setting and environment and will enhance property values, stabilize the neighborhood, promote tourist trade and interest, and foster knowledge of the city’s living heritage. 3. The designation draws a reasonable balance between private property rights and the public interest in preserving the city’s cultural, historic, and architectural heritage by ensuring that demolition of buildings important to that heritage will be carefully weighed with other alternatives. 4. The property proposed for designation has historical, architectural or aesthetic interest or value. RECOMMENDED MOTION The Landmarks Board recommends to the City Council that it designate the property at 2440 Kohler Dr. as a local historic landmark, to be known as the McDonald House, finding that it meets the standards for individual landmark designation in Sections 9-11 -1 and 9-11 -2, B.R.C. 1981, and adopt the staff memorandum dated February 5, 2020, as the findings of the board. NEXT STEPS If the board finds that the proposed designation conforms with Sections 9-11 -1 and 9-11 -2, B.R.C. 1981, it shall adopt specific findings and conclusions approving (or modifying) and approving the application which will be forwarded to the City Council for a designation hearing (by ordinance) to be held within 100 days of the Landmark Board’s decision. If the board finds the designation is inappropriate, it must notify City Council within 30 days of the hearing date for call-up of that decision. Public hearing and consideration of an application to designate the property at 1202 Folsom Ave. as an individual landmark, pursuant to Section 9-11 -5 of the Boulder Revised Code 1981 (HIS2020-00035). Owner: Rocky Mountain District Lutheran Church Applicant: City of Boulder Landmarks Board AGENDA ITEM 5B QUASI-JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARING PROCEDURE 1.All speaking are sworn in 2.Board members note any ex parte contacts 3.Staff presentation; Board may ask questions of staff 4.Applicant presentation; Board may ask questions of applicant 5.Public hearing opened for citizen comment; the Board may ask questions 6.Applicant response 7.Public hearing closed; Board discussion 8.A motion requires an affirmative vote of at least 3 members to pass. Motions must state findings, conclusions, and recommendation 9.A record of the hearing is kept by staff CRITERIA FOR REVIEW 9-11 -5 (c), B.R.C. 1981 Section 9-11 -5(c), B.R.C. 1981, Landmarks Board “shall determine whether designation conforms with the purposes and standards in Sections 9-11 -1, Legislative Intent, and 9-11 -2, City Council May Designate Landmarks and Historic Districts.” LANDMARKS BOARD OPTIONS •Recommend designation to the City Council -City Council Public Hearing Within 100 days (before May 15, 2020) •Recommend Denial -Decision subject to 45-day call up period by the City Council. BACKGROUND April 2, 2019: the Planning Department received a demolition permit application to remove the c. 1915 –1950s portion of the building at 1202 Folsom St., a non-designated building over 50 years old. April 10, 2019: the Landmark design review committee (Ldrc) referred the application to the Landmarks Board for a public hearing, finding there was “probable cause” to believe that the building may be eligible for designation as an individual landmark. June 5, 2019: the Landmarks Board imposed a stay-of-demolition for a period of up to 180 days in order to seek alternatives to the proposed removal of the residential portion of the building. (See Attachment 2: Link to Demolition Memo). The 180 day stay period expired on Oct. 27, 2019. October 2, 2019: the Landmarks Board scheduled a hearing to consider whether to initiate landmark designation for the property at 1202 Folsom St. October 22, 2019: the Landmarks Board voted 4-0 (F. Sheets absent) to initiate landmark designation of the property and considers both the residential and chapel portions of the building to be significant. The owner is opposed to landmark designation of the property with the preservation of the residential portion of the building but has indicated they may support designation of the 1963 chapel. LOCATION 1202 Folsom Ave. HISTORY c. 1920s:The house at 1202 Folsom Ave. is constructed when the property was part of the Maplecroft Poultry Farm owned by Herald and Florence Garnick. 1929 –1932: The Garnicks shared ownership of the property with Max and Clara Bauer. The Bauers lived at the 1202 Folsom Ave. until 1932. 1938 –1953: Dr. Paul and Virginia Shope jointly owned the property with the Bauers in 1938 and Dexter and Winifred Maupin from 1943 until 1953. 1956 –1961: The house is sold to Hugo and Apollonia Berkeley. 1963: The Expressionistic Modern chapel addition is built for the Rocky Mountain District Lutheran Church after designs by Ditzen, Royland and Mueller. HISTORY . 1963: The Expressionistic Modern chapel addition is built for the1963 for the University Lutheran Assembly, a congregation on the University of Colorado campus.after designs by Ditzen, Royland and Mueller. HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE 1. Date of Construction:1963. 2. Association with Persons or Events: Rocky Mountain District Lutheran Church. 3. Development of the Community:Modernist Architecture. 4. Recognition by Authorities:Front Range Research, 2000 Modernism Survey, & Landmarks Board. ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE 1. Recognized Period or Style:Expressionistic Modern. 2. Prominent Architect or Builder: Ditzen, Royland, Mueller & Associates; Trico Builders Co. 3. Artistic Merit:High standard of construction craft; art-glass windows; decorative masonry in chapel design. 4. Example of the Uncommon:Expressionistic Design. 5. Indigenous Qualities: None observed. ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE 1. Site Characteristics:Landscaping is minimal, but a distinctive circular pavement links the various parts of the building and connects it to the street. 2. Compatibility: None observed. 3. Geographic Importance:The chapel is located on the prominent corner of Folsom St. and Colorado Ave., adjacent to the CU campus and is a readily recognizable landmark in the surrounding landscape. 4. Environmental Appropriateness:Mixed-Use character. 5. Area Integrity: The character of the area has greatly changed over the last few decades. RECOMMENDED MOTION The Landmarks Board recommends to the City Council that it designate the property at 1202 Folsom St., as a local historic landmark, to be known as the University Lutheran Student Center Chapel, finding that it meets the standards for individual landmark designation in Sections 9-11 -1 and 9-11 -2, B.R.C. 1981, and adopt the staff memorandum dated February 5, 2020, as the findings of the board, including the recommendation that the residential portion of the building be recognized as non-contributing to the landmark. ALTERNATIVE MOTION -1 The Landmarks Board recommends to the City Council that it designate the property at 1202 Folsom St., as a local historic landmark, to be known as the University Lutheran Student Center Chapel, finding that it meets the standards for individual landmark designation in Sections 9-11 -1 and 9-11 -2, B.R.C. 1981, and adopt the staff memorandum dated February 5, 2020, as the findings of the board, recognizing both the chapel and residential portion as historically contributing. MOTION PASSED 02.05.2019 The Landmarks Board recommends to the City Council that it not designate the property at 1202 Folsom St., finding that the while the 1963 Lutheran Student Chapel meets the standards for individual landmark designation in Sections 9-11 -1 and 9-11 -2, B.R.C. 1981, that building is currently not threatened by demolition or alterations that may damage its historic and/or architectural significance. RECOMMENDED LANDMARK BOUNDARY, FEATURES, & NAME Staff recommends that the boundary be established to follow the property lines of the 32,992 sq. ft. lot, consistent with current and past practices and the National Register Guidelines for establishing landmark boundaries. Staff recommend the property be known as the University Lutheran Student Center Chapel for its association with the Rocky Mountain District Lutheran Church. FINDINGS The Landmarks Board finds, based upon the application and evidence presented, that the proposed designation application is consistent with the purposes and standards of the Historic Preservation Ordinance, in that: 1. The designation of the property will protect, enhance, and perpetuate a property and building reminiscent of a past era and important in local and state history and provide a significant example of architecture from the past. 2. The designation will maintain an appropriate setting and environment and will enhance property values, stabilize the neighborhood, promote tourist trade and interest, and foster knowledge of the city’s living heritage. 3. The designation draws a reasonable balance between private property rights and the public interest in preserving the city’s cultural, historic, and architectural heritage by ensuring that demolition of buildings important to that heritage will be carefully weighed with other alternatives. 4. The property proposed for designation has historical, architectural or aesthetic interest or value. NEXT STEPS If the board finds that the proposed designation conforms with Sections 9-11 -1 and 9- 11 -2, B.R.C. 1981, it shall adopt specific findings and conclusions approving (or modifying) and approving the application which will be forwarded to the City Council for a designation hearing (by ordinance) to be held within 100 days of the Landmark Board’s decision. If the board finds the designation is inappropriate the decision is final unless called-up for review by the City Council within 45 days of the board’s decision. MATTERS Dushanbe Teahouse CPI Conference feedback Memories of Afghanistan 1974 lecture